Ole Miss up to No. 4, LSU slides to 10th as 10 SEC teams ranked — SkimNews
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- Ole Miss jumped to No. 4 in the AP Top 25 after holding off Lane Kiffin's LSU 32-24, the Rebels' first top-five ranking since finishing No. 3 in last season's final poll.
- LSU slipped three spots to No. 10, while Florida and Mississippi State rejoined the rankings to give the SEC 10 ranked teams — the seventh time in poll history the conference has hit double digits in a regular-season poll.
- Texas held No. 1 for a second straight week, taking 58 of 69 first-place votes after a 30-6 rout of UTSA, with Georgia, Notre Dame, Ole Miss and Indiana rounding out the top five.
- Texas A&M took the biggest tumble of the week, falling from No. 9 to No. 23 after a 31-21 home loss to unranked Kentucky.
- Louisville was the biggest climber, rising seven spots to No. 16 after a 41-31 win over SMU, which dropped six places to No. 22.
- Mississippi State re-entered at No. 24 — its first ranking since 2022 — behind quarterback Kamario Taylor, who led the Bulldogs back from a 16-point deficit to beat South Carolina 41-34.
- Oklahoma dropped out of the Top 25 entirely after managing just 14-6 against New Mexico, its second straight offensive struggle.
Why it matters: The SEC's 10 ranked teams — including a new top-five entrant in Ole Miss and a re-emerging Mississippi State — underscore the conference's unmatched depth, while Texas A&M's 14-spot freefall after a home loss to unranked Kentucky scrambles the SEC pecking order.
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